Providing Pay for Essential Employees Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 301 Making appropriations for Federal employees working during the Government shutdown beginning on or about December 22, 2018, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 8, 2019 Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GRIFFITH, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making appropriations for Federal employees working during the Government shutdown beginning on or about Decem- ber 22, 2018, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing Pay for Es- 4 sential Employees Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF EXCEPTED GOVERN- 6 MENT EMPLOYEES. 7 There are appropriated, out of any money in the 8 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Jan 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H301.IH H301 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 301 IH necessary to pay, during the period of a lapse in discre- 1 tionary appropriations beginning on or about December 2 22, 2018, the salaries and expenses of any officer or em- 3 ployee of the Federal Government who is excepted from 4 the furlough resulting from such lapse. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Jan 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H301.IH H301 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS